Welcome to Habitat for Humanity University

Habitat for Humanity is known throughout the world for providing housing. We provide something else—knowledge.

Coming Soon: HabitatLearns
HabitatLearns is an exciting new global learning portal—one that is similar to the current HFHU, only better. HabitatLearns will go live on January 21, 2009. Until then, HabitatLearns exists as Habitat for Humanity University (HFHU).

Transition Plan
HFHU will cease accepting course enrollment on December 19, 2008, as the transition to HabitatLearns begins. During the following four weeks, our technical team will migrate select HFHU courses, conduct testing and add many exciting new courses to the catalog. We chose the holiday period to minimize the inconvenience to learners. To accommodate those learners who are currently taking one or more courses, we will keep HFHU online until January 31, 2009.

How to Proceed
On or after January 21, 2009, all interested learners will need to register on the new HabitatLearns.org site. The process will be straightforward and take only a couple of minutes. Upon login, you will see a new course catalog that lists the courses available and conditions for enrollment. You may enroll for courses with open enrollment at that time. Courses with conditional enrollment will include instructions on how to proceed.

HabitatLearns: Frequently Asked Questions

Currently registered with HFHU?
Sign in and start e-learning.

Not yet registered?
(Note: new registrations will not be accepted after Dec. 19, 2008 in anticipation of the launch of “Habitat Learns” on or after January 21, 2009.)
Browse our online courses and resources and enroll.
All HFHU e-courses and resources are free.

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Featured Learning Links

Recipes for Financial Fitness Toolkit
HFHI has worked with the National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE) to develop the Recipes for Financial Fitness Toolkit, an interactive tool that will help provide ongoing financial education and resources to Habitat homeowner families. This online resource is meant to empower our partner families to learn more about financial stability.

Housing Finance for the Poor
Habitat for Humanity is convening a broad group of practitioners and donors to exchange lessons learned, best practices, ideas and innovations about housing finance for the poor.

Enroll in the popular “construction basics” course

Urban Truths: This year, the world will hit a milestone. More people will be living in cities than in rural areas for the first time. One billion of them in urban slums. Wonder what life is like for the urban poor? Take this “virtual walk” through one of Sao Paolo’s largest Favelas.

“Porque no hay de otro” explores the causes of poverty housing through the words of urban and rural dwellers in Mexico. Watch the short video documentary (Spanish with English subtitles).

“A Right to a Decent Home” is an extensive survey of the housing landscape in the Asia-Pacific region